Preview — Born of Ice
by Sherrilyn Kenyon

In the Ichidian Universe where The League is law, most live in fear. We fight back. Welcome to a world where corrupt assassination politics dominate everyone. It's kill or be killed. Welcome back to the future…and meet hell's new breed of heroes.Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocIn the Ichidian Universe where The League is law, most live in fear. We fight back. Welcome to a world where corrupt assassination politics dominate everyone. It's kill or be killed. Welcome back to the future…and meet hell's new breed of heroes.Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Refusing to play those politics, he became a Runner--someone who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine and supplies they need to survive. May the gods have mercy on any who get in his way, because he definitely won't.Alix Garran is a woman on the run from a past she can't escape. Signing on to work for Devyn as a System's Engineer, she finds a cause she can fight for--and a man she can respect. But as Alix's past catches up to her, and Devyn's old enemies turn lethal, they have to fight together…or fall alone, in Born of Ice, the third bestselling League novel from Sherrilyn Kenyon....more

I loved and I mean loved the first two books in the League series. Born of Ice was no exception. I really enjoyed this one and boy did I fly through it. It is tiny compared to the other books. So small that I flew through it in one afternoon.

This story centres around Alix and Devyn. I liked them both, but I'm sorry as a couple I liked Syn and Shahara so much more.They were just way more likeable and sweet together. But enough of them. Let's get back to you. (view spoiler)[Alix is a Slave (her moI loved and I mean loved the first two books in the League series. Born of Ice was no exception. I really enjoyed this one and boy did I fly through it. It is tiny compared to the other books. So small that I flew through it in one afternoon.

This story centres around Alix and Devyn. I liked them both, but I'm sorry as a couple I liked Syn and Shahara so much more.They were just way more likeable and sweet together. But enough of them. Let's get back to you. (view spoiler)[Alix is a Slave (her mother was a slave that her father owned. To save her mother and sister she has to turn in Devyn) and Devyn is the lovely offspring of Syn and Shahara (he's not a physco-path). Cutting a short story short, they fall in love and everyone and I mean everyone including the supposedly bad guy gets their happily ever after. Not that that's a problem. I think it's sweet. (hide spoiler)]

I liked the plot, it was way shorter than the other two. But the plot was nice, it was short and sweet and had just enough twists and turns to keep me interested. And the characters supported the story well, I believed it. The writing. It's Sherrilyn Kenyon, enough said.

Overall, if you have read the first two in the League series I recommend reading this one. It is nice and we get to see all the characters that were introduced in the first two again. We also see a whole heap of new characters, and for that alone I would have read the book. Also the new and improved and blue Vik was in it. Vik was and always will be my favourite character out of the league series. He's just...awesome.["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>...more

Born of Ice was another great addition to The League series. The story is set nearly 20 years after the previous book Born of Fire which was disappointing as I wanted to hear the story of Darling, Dancer and the other first gen team. However, the first gen characters are still featured throughout this book. Also, we are introduced to a cast of memorable characters who are sure to be great heroes / heroines in future releases.

As for our current hero and heroine, Devyn and Alix… the circ4.5 stars

Born of Ice was another great addition to The League series. The story is set nearly 20 years after the previous book Born of Fire which was disappointing as I wanted to hear the story of Darling, Dancer and the other first gen team. However, the first gen characters are still featured throughout this book. Also, we are introduced to a cast of memorable characters who are sure to be great heroes / heroines in future releases.

As for our current hero and heroine, Devyn and Alix… the circumstances surrounding their meeting and subsequent relationship is strikingly similar to that of Syn and Shahara in Born of Fire. Initially that frustrated me as I would had hoped for more creativity, but the elements of the story unfolded in a different way so my frustration subsided along the way. It seems to be a bit of a recurring theme for me with this series, but I was not particularly enamored with Alix. However, Devyn was a great blend of Syn and Shahara’s intelligence cunning, fierce loyalty, lethal fighting skills and was an all around hottie. The secondary characters, particularly Sway and Vik were a great comedic addition.

Overall, this has been a great series to read. I’m looking forward to Ardon and Callien’s stories....more

But… it still wasn’t what I wanted. Dammit it’s difficult to find a good sci-fi romance full of action, adventure, drama and emotional moments and less on thoughts about how hot the dude you’re drooling is. Yes Alix, that’s you.

“You want me to reset the machine?” No. I want to ride you until you’re begging me for mercy. Clearing her throat, she tried to shove that image out of her mind. “That would be great. Thanks.” And strip off the rest of your clothes while y

Sci-fi mood sci-fi mood *dances*

But… it still wasn’t what I wanted. Dammit it’s difficult to find a good sci-fi romance full of action, adventure, drama and emotional moments and less on thoughts about how hot the dude you’re drooling is. Yes Alix, that’s you.

“You want me to reset the machine?” No. I want to ride you until you’re begging me for mercy. Clearing her throat, she tried to shove that image out of her mind. “That would be great. Thanks.” And strip off the rest of your clothes while you’re doing that.

Anyways, I still loved the crew and I want to be a part of it and live on the ship and be a cool copilot and go to dangerous missions and have an exciting life while visiting different planets. Ugh I so hate my life right now...

I liked Devyn and his whole multiple personality disorder. That’s what his attitude meant to me. He’s a good guy in a second and then the next he turns psycho and kills ten guys with only a fork. Yep, he’s that good. Now I may be sick but two faced people fascinate me. They offer variety so you don’t get bored easily. Plus, as all of SK’s characters, he’s a hot motha so of course all the ladies are drooling over him. But that’s not important. He’s just too perfect perky and shiny. I mean yeah he had a normal life, he’s a mamma’s boy (wtf?? So not cool!) and got raised in a very good environment. I’m surprised he didn’t end up a pansy after all this pampering. Cruel but the cool heroes have childhood issues. And psychopaths also but let’s not ruin the fun.

Alix is... strange? At first I thought she’s sweet and felt bad for her childhood issues but she didn’t make a good heroine. I didn’t feel a connection to her nor Devyn, while I’m at it. They lacked chemistry and their “feelings” (love especially) didn’t seem genuine. But that doesn’t mean that they weren’t fun together. Nothing too fancy.

Aaaaaaaand Nero ♥ he’s my boy-toy in this series!

Well *sighs* I wanted more action and a better story. I have to admit that this is the typical thing you find these days in romance novels. Guy meets girl, love/lust whatever at first sight, girl has to screw guy over to save family from death, guy finds out but forgives her, guy and girl join forces to battle the boogeyman. Is it just me or does this book resemble the majority of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s stories? Or maybe just The League series? I have nooo idea but it’s still a fun book to read. ...more

The third books in The League Series and supremely awesome. This installment features Devyn, Syn and Shahara's (Born of Fire) son. I, personally, think that, after Born of Fire, this book is the next best in the series, with Born of Night coming in third. Many new characters were introduced in this novel (Hello, most Nykyrian and Kiara's kids). I don't wanna give away anything from the book, so I'm just gonna stick with saying that this book is fantastic and I haven't stopped thinking about it sThe third books in The League Series and supremely awesome. This installment features Devyn, Syn and Shahara's (Born of Fire) son. I, personally, think that, after Born of Fire, this book is the next best in the series, with Born of Night coming in third. Many new characters were introduced in this novel (Hello, most Nykyrian and Kiara's kids). I don't wanna give away anything from the book, so I'm just gonna stick with saying that this book is fantastic and I haven't stopped thinking about it since I finished it. Read it!...more

3.5/4 stars. Wow, there was more than a 20 year time jump between the last book and this book. While I did enjoy reading about the next generation, I wasn't quite finished with the first generation. I wanted to know what became of the rest of the members of the original Sentella that we met in book 1. Sure we can go back, but it would have been nice to get all the old stories before getting the new stories. Now I already know that they have kids and that their kids and that the kids grew up toge3.5/4 stars. Wow, there was more than a 20 year time jump between the last book and this book. While I did enjoy reading about the next generation, I wasn't quite finished with the first generation. I wanted to know what became of the rest of the members of the original Sentella that we met in book 1. Sure we can go back, but it would have been nice to get all the old stories before getting the new stories. Now I already know that they have kids and that their kids and that the kids grew up together and I know the jobs they took on, so going back is almost like a giant flashback. Plus it will be awkward to keep jumping from past to present and now that I met all the kids I see the potential for many stories, I just don't want to go back, It was actually very difficult to keep in mind that the characters I just read about are in their 50s and 60s now.

This book also is very similar to the last one. Which is ironic because it follows the son of the the last couple. The saving grace of this book were the characters. They were interesting and definitely left me wanting to know more about them. ...more

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click here.I'm torn about this book. I liked it yet I didn't think it was as good as the first two. I did like that I didn't dislike the heroine at all through the book. The book just felt very fast paced and it threw me off. Everything happened so quickly in the book.

I'm sorry but I have to say I did not like that Alix was the "entertainment" for her father's crew. I get that she was a slave but really? In her original version of the story did she write it that way? I have the original but haven't read itI'm torn about this book. I liked it yet I didn't think it was as good as the first two. I did like that I didn't dislike the heroine at all through the book. The book just felt very fast paced and it threw me off. Everything happened so quickly in the book.

I'm sorry but I have to say I did not like that Alix was the "entertainment" for her father's crew. I get that she was a slave but really? In her original version of the story did she write it that way? I have the original but haven't read it. I just didn't feel that it was necessary. I think it could have been done differently. Really, the whole thing was kind of glossed over as if it didn't really bother Alix that she had to have sex with her father's men. I didn't feel that there was enough focus on how it made Alix feel about herself, her self-esteem, etc. Yes, we had the scene where she realized that women can orgasm too and felt that it was expected of her to thank Devyn in that way but it just didn't seem like enough. I feel like it was just thrown in there to make Alix have a haunting past so that at least one of them did.

I don't know, I just didn't care for that. I did like Alix, as of course, it wasn't her fault but I just don't think it was needed. We didn't see any scenes where Devyn wished to protect her from the past or wished he could kill her father for what he made her do or kill the men that used an innocent young girl, other than the one where Devyn stopped Irn from attacking Alix. Perhaps if there had been something like that I would have accepted that idea a bit more. It was just like "oh, you slept with the men on your father's ship because he made you. well, that's too bad." It just seemed a little odd that there wasn't more anger from Devyn on what was done to Alix.

Anyway, I just didn't care for that aspect. I really didn't feel like it added anything to the story.

Other than that I did like the book. I liked that Alix and Devyn weren't at odds constantly through the book. It was refreshing.

Though, one other thing bothered me. Why is this listed as the 3rd book in the series when Caillen's book and Darling's books were written after it and, I assume, as I haven't read them, the timeline occurred before Born of Ice. I am so OCD about reading books in order so it really annoyed me. :)

I guess I just had issues with this book but still enjoyed reading it. I just wouldn't call this one my favorite in the series....more

Even on her worst day, I can't dislike a Sherrilyn Kenyon book. Admittedly, this is my least favorite installment in the League series, but I still enjoyed it. Kenyon hit the fast-forward button, focusing this third book on the children of our core characters in Born of Night and Born of Fire. Our hero is Devyn, son of Sin and Sharhara. He is the captain of a runner-ship and a doctor, like his father. He tried working with the League, but his ethics got in the way, so now he spends most of hEven on her worst day, I can't dislike a Sherrilyn Kenyon book. Admittedly, this is my least favorite installment in the League series, but I still enjoyed it. Kenyon hit the fast-forward button, focusing this third book on the children of our core characters in Born of Night and Born of Fire. Our hero is Devyn, son of Sin and Sharhara. He is the captain of a runner-ship and a doctor, like his father. He tried working with the League, but his ethics got in the way, so now he spends most of his time trying to help those in need.

But Merjack, the Chief Minister of Justice, holds a grudge against the Wade family. And he targets Devyn by sending in Alix as a plant in his crew. Alix is a slave and Merjack is holding her mother and sister hostage to force her to do his will. She is to either find proof Devyn is breaking the law or fabricate it. Of course, despite her intention of doing what she must to save her family, that's easier said than done when she starts to fall for Devyn.

There were things I really liked about the book. It was great meeting all of Nykyrian's kids and seeing what happened to so many of the characters I grew attached to in the early books. It was like one great big Epilogue. As always, I enjoyed Kenyon's writing style and her sexy love scenes. But for some reason, this book didn't strike the same emotional chord that the others did. I didn't really feel why Devyn fell for Alix (though it was obvious why she fell for him.) Shahara's character felt off to me, nothing like the woman from Born of Fire. And the big Paden reveal felt contrived. Yeah, I wanted him back in the fold, but it just tied up too quickly and easily to me.

I wish we would have had more stories with characters of the earlier generation before we moved on to their kids. Personally, I am dying for a Nero story. 3 1/2 stars. ...more

Born of Ice tells the story of Devyn Kell former League soldier and civilian Alix Garran. Devyn is always one step ahead of The League. While Alix, is sent to bring him in alive in order to save her family. With the past and their enemies catching up to them, they'll have to stick together if they want to survive.

This is the third installment in The League series. On first seeing and hearing Devyn, Alix is mesmerized by him. She is at a total loss for words at his yumminess. Devyn is likewise atBorn of Ice tells the story of Devyn Kell former League soldier and civilian Alix Garran. Devyn is always one step ahead of The League. While Alix, is sent to bring him in alive in order to save her family. With the past and their enemies catching up to them, they'll have to stick together if they want to survive.

This is the third installment in The League series. On first seeing and hearing Devyn, Alix is mesmerized by him. She is at a total loss for words at his yumminess. Devyn is likewise attracted, but also haunted because Alix reminds him of someone he use to know. Shockingly Devyn isn't the tortured hero compared to the hero's in books one and two. This time it is our heroine that has the horrendous past. And I have to say Alix really deserves to wreak some vengeance.

I loved this book, so far Devyn is my favorite League character. There is just something about him that pulls you in. He is dark and mysterious like the rest, but very sweet too. As always another action packed adventure from Ms. Kenyon. She has one of the best imaginations. I love spending time in her worlds. There is never a dull moment....more

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click here.Let me just start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book WAY better than what I had thought. But there was a few things that distracted from the story. First was that fact that this story resembled Syn and Shahara's story. I felt like I read this before and I figured it out half way through the book. The same premise was in each book. Then the fact that the time line was all the way in the future. I don't normally have a problem with that but in this case SK had introduced children in thiLet me just start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book WAY better than what I had thought. But there was a few things that distracted from the story. First was that fact that this story resembled Syn and Shahara's story. I felt like I read this before and I figured it out half way through the book. The same premise was in each book. Then the fact that the time line was all the way in the future. I don't normally have a problem with that but in this case SK had introduced children in this book of main characters from the first book. BUT, we don't even know what happened to some of the main characters from the first book. Also I wanted to learn some more about Paden and Syn's relationship. Since he became important at the end and he was always important to Syn, why not explain what happened with them. It was a brief explanation and that was that. Even with that, I really liked the book. Maybe, its because I thought Dev was such the sweetie. I do look forward to learning more about the other characters....more

Now that was an incredible ending and a book. It may have been confusing at first as the story was set in the future but it was an incredible story. Devyn is the only child of Syn and Shahara's. Shahara's lost her oldest son (I presume during birth) but Devyn is the only child who have a mechanical heart as a girl he was in a relationship with stabbed him in the heart but his father, Syn saved his life. ALIX is another girl who looked like the girl who stabbed him and who have a troubled past, sNow that was an incredible ending and a book. It may have been confusing at first as the story was set in the future but it was an incredible story. Devyn is the only child of Syn and Shahara's. Shahara's lost her oldest son (I presume during birth) but Devyn is the only child who have a mechanical heart as a girl he was in a relationship with stabbed him in the heart but his father, Syn saved his life. ALIX is another girl who looked like the girl who stabbed him and who have a troubled past, she and her baby sister, Tempest and her mother are a slave. In order to free them, Merjack forced her to spy on Devyn and his crew. It was amazing to see how they helped her. And we met Nykyrian's children who became an assassin. And Hauk's son, Vik and Nero was in it. And Devyn adopted Omari, the boy he ruined his career for. He saved that boy who is a Trisani (meaning powerful psychic). I love how this story had Paden in it. We finally saw the reasons why Paden was distant to his father (which by the way, Syn is the biological father of Paden).. It was the ending that made the book awesome. I LOVED IT. Though, I wish Paden was more in the story. Would love to have seen him with the family....more

This was a fantastic series.I don't want to give anything away on this last book, because it will spoil too much of the first two books.All I can say is that SK has outdone herself. How she could come up with yer another GREAT series after the Dark/Dream Hunter series, I'll never know. But thank you SK for all you give to the PNR books.

This is the third book in Sherrilyn Kenyon's League series, but there are some definite changes this time around.

When I read the synopsis, I couldn't remember who Devyn Wade Kell was. I figured it must be a cousin or something of Syn's. I was more than a little surprised to realize that this book actually featured the next generation. Devyn is the only child of Syn and Shahara, and he got the best of both of them. With his father's skills and determination, and his mother's toughness, Devyn isThis is the third book in Sherrilyn Kenyon's League series, but there are some definite changes this time around.

When I read the synopsis, I couldn't remember who Devyn Wade Kell was. I figured it must be a cousin or something of Syn's. I was more than a little surprised to realize that this book actually featured the next generation. Devyn is the only child of Syn and Shahara, and he got the best of both of them. With his father's skills and determination, and his mother's toughness, Devyn is a man to be reckoned with in his own right. He stands up for what he believes in, and just can't seem to back down from a fight. But enemies from his family's past now have Dev in their sights, and they might have found just the way to take him down.

All of her life, Alix has been less than nothing. As a slave owned by her father, she was barely considered human. Used and abused by pretty much everyone, all she holds dear are her mother and little sister. With the lives of her mother and sister on the line, Alix is forced to not only infiltrate Devyn's crew, but to find the evidence to convict him of crimes punishable by death. But what Alix finds in Dev is something she has never known before...a truly good man. Even though she cannot afford to fail, she also can't see how she will be able to betray the man that is coming to mean more to her every day.

In the first two books in the series, the heroes are tortured and abused by pasts that were truly horrifying. But this time around, Dev has been spared all of that. He was born the beloved and pampered son of legends, guarded and protected at all costs. But his life has not been free of either violence or pain, and Dev has grown up to be a warrior in his own right. He stands up for what he believes in, no matter what the cost. This time around, it is Alix who has come from a life of horror. She has been stripped of any sort of self worth, and she truly believes that her life just doesn't matter. That is until she meets Dev. When she finds him, she begins to find herself.

I did enjoy this book, perhaps not as much as the first two, but it was still very good. There were only two things that stopped me from rating this one higher. The first was the somewhat jarring transition to the next generation storyline. I just couldn't get the ages of all of the characters to line up. By human standards, Dev would have had to have been close to forty, what with 10 years of medical school, being a member of the league, and a runner for nine years after that. By that measure, Caillen would have to be nearly sixty, at least, and yet his story is next. So, the age thing really threw me. Secondly, the ending seemed a bit on the rushed side. Even another chapter would have smoothed the ending out and provided a bit more closure. What I did love was that all of the previous players had their children represented this time around, and it made for an infinite number of potential stories from this very interesting world....more

OK-I'm back to loving the series. [I had some trouble with the heroine in book 2 - but she's the hero's mom in this one and has improved with age.:]

Devyn is the son of Sin and Shahara from Born of Fire and like his father is doctor and a world saver. The most inexplicable point for me was here - why was he working for the League at the start of the book? Didn't Mom, Dad, and Uncle Nykarian make clear to him that protecting the innocent is WAY down on the League's To-Do list? Of course, some ofOK-I'm back to loving the series. [I had some trouble with the heroine in book 2 - but she's the hero's mom in this one and has improved with age.:]

Devyn is the son of Sin and Shahara from Born of Fire and like his father is doctor and a world saver. The most inexplicable point for me was here - why was he working for the League at the start of the book? Didn't Mom, Dad, and Uncle Nykarian make clear to him that protecting the innocent is WAY down on the League's To-Do list? Of course, some of Nykarian's kids take nthe League Assassin route too...

Alix is the tortured heroine who is sent out to bring him down. She figures out early on that he is not the bad guy he's been painted, but what's a girl with a mom and younger sister being held captive by Very Bad People to do?

It has action, romance, humor, and all the characters were entertaining along with some interesting twists and bit parts for the players and some of the children from the first two books. What's not to love?

Definitely read in order...

League1. Born of the Night (1996)2. Born of Fire (2009)3. Born of Ice: Love in Another Time, Another Place (1994) aka Paradise City4. Fire and Ice appears in Man of my Dreams (2001)4. Fire and Ice also appears in In Other Worlds (omnibus) (2010)5. Born of Shadows (2010)6. Born of Desire (2011)...more

In this installment we get to read about Syn & Shahara's son: Devyn Wade Kell. I must admit I thought I would hate this book because it wasn't about one of the characters we already knew. I was extremely frustrated about this because I really got to LOVE all the characters we have been introduced to before this book and I wanted to read their HEA before going to new characters we haven't met yet. Also I thought that as Devyn was muchThis book was WAY BETTER than what I thought it would be.

In this installment we get to read about Syn & Shahara's son: Devyn Wade Kell. I must admit I thought I would hate this book because it wasn't about one of the characters we already knew. I was extremely frustrated about this because I really got to LOVE all the characters we have been introduced to before this book and I wanted to read their HEA before going to new characters we haven't met yet. Also I thought that as Devyn was much younger we would not read anything else about the other characters as they would probably have aged a lot. I WAS SO WRONG about this. Not only do we get to read about characters like Nyk, Syn, Caillen, Darling, Hauk, Vik, etc., but we get introduced to many new characters that are just as lovable as the others. The fact that Devyn is from another generation and younger was greatly managed. SK writes about them in a way you can't help but see them all in their top conditions and just as young. I got the idea that the younger generation is in their 20's and their parents are all in their 30's and 40's. I just loved it because we have all this amazing characters and we get to read about them all. This is what made me love this book so much. All this characters were together in one book but I never felt saturated because we have been reading about them in the previous installments.

Devyn was an amazing Hero, he wasn't alpha material in the way Nyk and Syn were, but he was strong and powerful in his own way. I usually prefer the other type of heroes, those alpha to their core and strong and possessive, but Dev was also powerful so I never felt the loss, I mean he was trained by the bests there are out there. He grew to become a doctor like his father and joined the League to help people, when he realized the corruption there was inside the League he decided to abandoned it and become a renegade. That's how we get to meet the heroine, an infiltrated spy sent by the government to finally imprison him. Alix Garran does not want to do this but she doesn't have any choice as the government holds her mother and sister as hostage and threaten to rape and kill them if she doesn't do what she was sent to do. Eventually Alix will realize Dev is not the Assassin and bad person she thought he would be, but will she find a way to save them all? Alix isn't alpha material either but she is a great heroine who grew up in the worst conditions a human being could have so it's really interesting to start seeing the person she was really meant to be once the chance is given to her.

While the romance and the plot wasn't as interesting as in the previous books at the beginning, the book got way better more to the 50% of it. The plot took a turn I never expected and I realized that I just couldn't put the book down anymore. The romance got way more interesting once all the secrets were out as well. That's why I'm giving 5 stars to the book. It may have had a slow start but once it got better it ended up being even better than the first 2 books in the series. Now that I have read this book I realize the potential of this series. I really believe this series will become an obsession eventually for me. I can't wait to read more about all this amazing characters. With this book things have become way more interesting than they have been and I can't wait to see what's next in this amazing world SK has built. ...more

This was a fun book, but definitely had a different feel from the other two. When I first started to read I was confused because it didn't seem like there were any characters in common and these were just random new people. But once I realized that the series was on to the next generation it got very interesting, especially as all the old people started to pop in along with the kids and you saw how the original group of friends stayed really close, their kids growing up like siblings to each othThis was a fun book, but definitely had a different feel from the other two. When I first started to read I was confused because it didn't seem like there were any characters in common and these were just random new people. But once I realized that the series was on to the next generation it got very interesting, especially as all the old people started to pop in along with the kids and you saw how the original group of friends stayed really close, their kids growing up like siblings to each other.

Alix was put in a no win situation where her only course was to do what she was told. But again she was not given all the facts and as she learned more about Devyn her mission was getting harder and harder. Devyn, being who he is and who raised him, put family and their needs first, it didn't matter if that family was blood family or family by choice. When Alix's own secrets come out he understands where she is coming from, but still not happy. From there they have to work together to pull a fast one. Luckily they have help from all the extended family and some surprising new comers.

What a fun book this one was to read. I wish there was more in the series....more

I’d give 2 stars only, and even this rating seemed high. However, since I was able to finish it, I thought it probably deserved a 2.

This book is instalment #3 in the League series, taking place (my guess) 30 or so years after the events of book #2 (which portrayed Syn and Shahara). In this book, Devyn, the son of the legendary Sentella member and expert hacker Syn, took centre stage. Devyn had it all – not only was he the son of Syn and Shahara, he was well-trained in almost everything that hisI’d give 2 stars only, and even this rating seemed high. However, since I was able to finish it, I thought it probably deserved a 2.

This book is instalment #3 in the League series, taking place (my guess) 30 or so years after the events of book #2 (which portrayed Syn and Shahara). In this book, Devyn, the son of the legendary Sentella member and expert hacker Syn, took centre stage. Devyn had it all – not only was he the son of Syn and Shahara, he was well-trained in almost everything that his parents were skilled in, including medical, flying, combative, hacking etc. He was extremely rich and he was doing things for a good cause. Oh, and let’s not forget that he was also good-looking and physically attractive. He had envious family ties - his parents loved him, and his family were friends with people who had enormous political influence in the universe. Devyn would be your model hero character.

Alix was the unfortunate female lead who had a tough life living as a slave under her father’s brutal control. She learned on her own to become an engineer on her father’s spaceship. As a slave, she often had to “serve” ship crew sexually to “relieve” their needs. The villain of the story, Merjack, used Alix as a spy to gain evidence of Devyn’s criminal activities. Alix was forced to comply because Merjack held her mother and sister hostage.

The attraction between Alix and Devyn was instantaneous. It wasn’t simply because Alix resembled Devyn’s ex-fiancee, it was that he felt an irristible pull towards her. Although Alix felt mutual attraction towards Devyn, she continued to struggle with her spying purposes and how it would be wrong to fabricate evidence against Devyn.

So, after reading about one-third of the book, I could honestly tell you that nothing really happened, other than that we were introduced to the characters and that Alix was able to get herself onto Devyn’s ship to work as an engineer. The plot building was extremely slow in the works, and the whole situation was a joke because Devyn appeared to think with his penis and not his brain in Alix’s presense for a good part of the book. Given the nature of his activities, one would expect that he did a thorough background check on the girl before hiring her. But oh no, he decided on the spot that it was okay to just let a stranger onto his ship. The actions actually didn’t really pick up until pretty much near the last quarter of the book, and even then it was over so quickly that I barely noticed the climax.

Okay, let’s talk about chemistry... Normally, I’d feel the sizzling effects between two well-written characters. In this case, there was none, zilch, nada. There was absolutely no chemistry whatsoever between Alix and Devyn. It just felt as though they went from lusting for each other suddenly to loving each other. The transition was so abrupt under the circumstances that it was not very convincing. Seriously, I didn’t care much for neither one of them. I found myself more interested in other secondary characters such as Vik (the mecha) and Zarina (a princess and the daughter of Nykyrian and Kiara from book #1). Sadly, the interactions between Alix and Devyn, or simply their internal (horny) monologues, took up too many pages of the novel and there weren’t enough dedicated to the other characters in my opinion.

Before Alix’s intended treachery was discovered, she often had these internal struggles in which she battled with herself on what she should do. I know she had suffered a lot in her past and that I should probably give her a break, but she was just that annoying, so I found myself skipping/skimming the passage whenever it had to do with her. On this, I must say that the author had failed to create a character that could have been captivating and moving given the premise of the story, but instead she turned out to be flat.

It was obvious that the author tried to introduce some humor in the story, but it sucked big time. There was a lot of bantering going on between Devyn and his crew and friends. Even Devyn himself often tried to lighten up Alix’s mood by making humorous remarks. Unfortunately, it often failed to amaze me. I normally would very much appreciate a little humor and bantering in the dialogues, but for some reason the author just didn’t do it right for me. I just felt that she had it all in the wrong and inappropriate places. Meh!

I must also mention that there were many grammatical errors in the book. The editor didn’t do a very good job in cleaning things up. The mistakes were so obvious that I’d often re-read the sentence and then go huh??!! As an example, on pg 321 of the paperback that I was reading, “...there wouldn’t be a single soul who’d step forward on his behalf. Not a one...” Really? Not a one? What the heck was that?!? There were numerous similar errors like this throughout the book but I didn’t keep track. I just remembered this one because it was close to the end of the book.

One thing that I think the author did well on was on the length of the novel. I thought the first 2 books of the series were way too lengthy and the stories kind of dragged on. Thankfully she made it decent this time – it was long enough for a novel but not too long. If it was long like its other two predecessors, I wasn’t sure if I could finish this book.

Overall, I still liked the futuristic setting of this series. It was unique and held lots of potential. I just hope that the next books in the series are able to make up for the dissatisfaction I felt for this book....more

this book was so far the best of the series like people have said. I love it how it was Shay and Syn's son... took me a sec to realize it. But loved the concept of it being so many years later than the last book, instead of the typical ok this one of this set of people is going to be next to find their love and happiness. Instead its the son of said people. But the minute I picked up and settled down to read it I was hooked I couldn't put it down until I was done and though I was sick, and had athis book was so far the best of the series like people have said. I love it how it was Shay and Syn's son... took me a sec to realize it. But loved the concept of it being so many years later than the last book, instead of the typical ok this one of this set of people is going to be next to find their love and happiness. Instead its the son of said people. But the minute I picked up and settled down to read it I was hooked I couldn't put it down until I was done and though I was sick, and had a fever I remained awake and alert throughout the entire story. I Love Sherrilyn Kenyon she is one of my favorite authors, and I can't wait to read more of her work....more

The ending of this was awesome...saved by mom and dad. he heNo really, though, this was my favorite in the series but only barely, since the other 2 were very very good. I liked how the deception was discovered and moved outta the way so they could move on quickly, rather than waiting til the end to find out Alix was supposed to frame Devyn. I loved Shahara and all the kids and cousins coming outta the woodwork. It was really hard to see Paden as a good guy, but I'm glad he redeemed himself :) aThe ending of this was awesome...saved by mom and dad. he heNo really, though, this was my favorite in the series but only barely, since the other 2 were very very good. I liked how the deception was discovered and moved outta the way so they could move on quickly, rather than waiting til the end to find out Alix was supposed to frame Devyn. I loved Shahara and all the kids and cousins coming outta the woodwork. It was really hard to see Paden as a good guy, but I'm glad he redeemed himself :) and i'm glad he's really Syn's son. Now that was a plot twist! It was a good read, and a good series...more

Ok, not as good as her other books in this series - there's plot holes here that probably don't qualify as holes, they're more chasm-like. But, hey, I still enjoy this series and you don't read these types of books for realism after all :)

Bad boy is targeted, wanted by a group or the law. Enter girl, sometimes bad-ass, sometimes not, with issues who sees no other way to save herself and/or her family other than to accept the deal being offered, which is to seduce, capture, and/or trick the bad-guy and turn him in. However, during said treacherousness, the female and bad-ass make a connection and it becomes a hard decision to turn the bad guy in.But, with many inner moDevyn and Alix. A good mix.

The story was decent yet formulaic.

Bad boy is targeted, wanted by a group or the law. Enter girl, sometimes bad-ass, sometimes not, with issues who sees no other way to save herself and/or her family other than to accept the deal being offered, which is to seduce, capture, and/or trick the bad-guy and turn him in. However, during said treacherousness, the female and bad-ass make a connection and it becomes a hard decision to turn the bad guy in.But, with many inner monologues of self deprecation, the female talks herself out of any chance of a superior male specimen ever truly falling in love with her.The male bad-ass may or may not figure it out and/or help or feel betrayed.

This is the book that broke the camels back. This is the last Sherrilyn Kenyon book I'll be reading. I just can't take reading the same poorly written drivel one more time. This book is the same as all her others. Characters betraying each other but because of insta-lust and insta-love they over look that. From page 26 on (within 5 pages of meeting) Alix can think of nothing but Devyn's body. They have sex and fall in love during chapter 3. They're together forever (obviously) by the end of theThis is the book that broke the camels back. This is the last Sherrilyn Kenyon book I'll be reading. I just can't take reading the same poorly written drivel one more time. This book is the same as all her others. Characters betraying each other but because of insta-lust and insta-love they over look that. From page 26 on (within 5 pages of meeting) Alix can think of nothing but Devyn's body. They have sex and fall in love during chapter 3. They're together forever (obviously) by the end of the book, which takes place less than 3 weeks from the beginning. It's so unrealistic it's almost funny if it weren't so sad. It's not just that the story is bad, the writing is bad as well. Good writing immerses you so completely you don't notice it, but bad writing you notice. I was cringing every other sentience, not only in this book but if practically every other book of hers I've read. But no more. Today I will take a stand, and give up on Kenyon. Onto better books. Practically anything will do. ...more

Alix Garran was born a slave and served on her father's ship on any capacity he saw fit. But her father is now dead and her sister and mother, also slaves, captured by a cruel and ruthless government. The only way she can save her mother and little sister is to do as they command and infiltrate the ship of Devyn Kell, a Runner, and find evidence of his illegal activities. And if she can't find anything, fabricate it. But Devyn isn't the criminal she expected, but despite her blossoming feelingsAlix Garran was born a slave and served on her father's ship on any capacity he saw fit. But her father is now dead and her sister and mother, also slaves, captured by a cruel and ruthless government. The only way she can save her mother and little sister is to do as they command and infiltrate the ship of Devyn Kell, a Runner, and find evidence of his illegal activities. And if she can't find anything, fabricate it. But Devyn isn't the criminal she expected, but despite her blossoming feelings for him, can she trust him with not only her own life, but with her sister and mother's as well?

So far I have really loved this series, and I was fully prepared to love this book just as much as the others. Unfortunately, that just wan't the case. I didn't connect with this book as much as I did the first two.

This book is set further in to the future than Born of Fire and Devyn Kell is actually Syn and Shahara's son. Through out Born of Ice we meet the offspring of characters we have met in the first two books, all of whom are bad ass. However, I think this book is out of place. This is actually a reread for me and so I know that the next books all go back to the previous time line, so it is odd to have this random book set further on in the future slapped into the middle of the series.

But, if I look at this as just a standalone, rather than part of a series it makes it easier. The love story between Dev and Alix was both sweet and sexy, although I don't think I quite felt the depth of emotion between the two that I have in Sherrilyn Kenyon's other couples. But it was still a solid love story with a dose of action and adventure thrown in.

This isn't my favourite of the series, but I still liked being back in the Ichidian universe, and I hope at some point some of the characters in this book, also get a book of their own. ...more

4.75stars in realityOMG- The Sentella: The Next Generation! Nyk & Syn's children are adults and following in their infamous parents footsteps giving a whiff of deja vu throughout the read. Because the escapades center on Devyn (son of Syn) and features 3 of Nyk's children that whiff strengthens. From the outset when Devyn is disillusioned by The League and comes up with his own method of resigning his commission, I was hooked on this read (and came quite close to finishing in one sitting). D4.75stars in realityOMG- The Sentella: The Next Generation! Nyk & Syn's children are adults and following in their infamous parents footsteps giving a whiff of deja vu throughout the read. Because the escapades center on Devyn (son of Syn) and features 3 of Nyk's children that whiff strengthens. From the outset when Devyn is disillusioned by The League and comes up with his own method of resigning his commission, I was hooked on this read (and came quite close to finishing in one sitting). Devyn's actions and his parentage have him firmly in the sights of the new and no less viscous or corrupt Merjack descendant of Uriah Merjack. This time out Merjack thinks the way to bring down Devyn is to infiltrate his outlaw crew by dangling naive Alix Garran to reel him in. Alix and Devyn were both great characters and had good chemistry with each other and the secondary players who did a great job pushing the plot forward. It was great to have cameo's from the original Sentella & friends and I liked the way they were integrated and integral to some of the major events. Betrayals, revelations, well as an exciting action piece at the climax kept this enjoyable read intriguing. I also liked the surprises along the way. The only downside for me was how similar it was to the previous installments.While I wasn't ready to let go of the great characters in the previous entries, visiting with their offspring was just as comfortable....more

After reading Born of Fire I really didn't know what to expect from Born of Ice. I was expecting something amazing to say the least and that's exactly what you get. Born in Ice is set 30 years after Born of Fire, Devyn Kell is the son of Syn and Shahara. He spent his life in service to the League as a medic until he couldn't take the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Dev got out of the League and became a Runner, someone who delivers weapons, medicineAfter reading Born of Fire I really didn't know what to expect from Born of Ice. I was expecting something amazing to say the least and that's exactly what you get. Born in Ice is set 30 years after Born of Fire, Devyn Kell is the son of Syn and Shahara. He spent his life in service to the League as a medic until he couldn't take the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Dev got out of the League and became a Runner, someone who delivers weapons, medicine and supplies to planets who are struggling to survive. Alix Garran is a woman on the run from a past she can’t escape. She's a slave on a mission to free her sister, mother and herself all she has to do is sign on to work for Devyn as a System’s Engineer, and find evidence of Devyn's Runner activities and anything else illegal but the only problem is Alix find's a man she can respect and feel safe with. In the end Alix has to make a decision trust the man she's fallen in love with, with her family's life or sentence him to death.

I loved that Born of Ice brought all the character's from the previous two books together! It was great to see how all there families had expanded and grown up together. Oh and you get to see a lot more of Vik, Syn's mechbot that I adored!

I really loved, adored and enjoyed reading Born of Ice. It was brilliantly written and had a fantastic ending. I thought there were a few similarities between Born of Fire and Born of Ice in the overall storyline but considering Dev went through assassin training by his family similar to Syn, maybe that's to be expected.

I found Alix a bit annoying at times though, she had no self worth whats so ever! And seemed to need Dev to keep picking her up emotionally. Which would be find considering what she went through but she seemed to have a steel will and she came across as so strong. But that aside she was a great heroine and I really enjoyed the pairing of Dev and Alix. They made an interesting couple. And what's not to love about Dev as the hero. He was real hero material!

I found Shahara, Dev's mother a bit more blood thirsty in this one which made for several giggles. Overall this was an excellent book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading and would recommend this series to everyone.

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Ahhh, another terrific book in a fabulous series. This is the only Sci-Fi series to date that I will willingly read, and I love it. It’s not really a surprise that Sherrilyn Kenyon can make me love a series that is usually not my type of genre and I only adore her more as an author because of that!I really loved having the opportunity to see Syn and Shahara’s son. It was odd at first jumping ahead more than 20 years to when their baby was grown and living his own li*Contains detailed sex scenes*

Ahhh, another terrific book in a fabulous series. This is the only Sci-Fi series to date that I will willingly read, and I love it. It’s not really a surprise that Sherrilyn Kenyon can make me love a series that is usually not my type of genre and I only adore her more as an author because of that!I really loved having the opportunity to see Syn and Shahara’s son. It was odd at first jumping ahead more than 20 years to when their baby was grown and living his own life, but as the story went on I really liked seeing how their whole world had changed. It was so nice to see Syn and Shahara back again along with Vic and Nero and characters who were only babies in the last book or had not yet been born. I liked both Devyn and Alix as characters, although there wasn’t anything overly exceptional or unique about them. It was so obvious to see from this book that Dev truly is his parent’s son, especially his father. They’re both so alike and I loved getting little glimpses into how they raised him and lived their life after the conclusion of the last book. I thought it was so great that Dev was so proud to be who he was and that he didn’t care what people thought of his family’s history. He was a very brave, honourable man and I thought it was great that he wanted to help people and do the right thing. I was lost to him the moment he saved Omari, regardless of what his boss said; I think that one action alone showed the kind of man he was.

I did like Alix, although I must say that there wasn’t anything about her that really “caught” me or captivated me all too much. I can understand why she did the things that she did, and I liked that she faced things more as the story progressed. While I did actually really like the romance and relationship between Devyn and Alix, I must say that at first I didn’t really see why they were so attracted to one another or where those feelings really came from. They seemed to want each other straight away and to me that just seemed like a tad forced; especially right at the beginning of the book. I really loved seeing Vic again. He’s such an awesome character and he cracks me up constantly with the things he says and the way he acts towards everyone. I like his little snips and I think it's sooo cute how much he cares for Syn and his family especially Dev. It was so good to see that Syn had worked on him and made him more human over the years. It’s got me thinking that I’d really like to see him perhaps find love one day. Although he’s Mecna, Syn has given him feelings and emotions and while he acts like a child a lot of the times, I think seeing him find someone to be with one day would be really great. It’s something I intend to keep my eye on.

Omari too. I’d like to see Devin’s son find a nice gal in a few years time. Actually to be perfectly honest, there are a tonne of characters that I’d love to see books about. I’m looking forward to Caillen’s book next and Darling’s after that, although I think the jumping back and forth in time may be annoying. I’m guessing (??) that Born of Shadow’s will be set sometime after Born of Fire (Syn and Shahara’s story) and not this one, as will Darlings after that. One thought that’s stuck with me is Darlings daughter. I thought that Darling was into men, so how did that happen? I guess it’s something I’ll learn in time, but until then, it’s something that will plague me. I hate having unanswered questions.

Grrr. Now I CANNOT wait until the next book! It better get here soon!...more

New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon is a regular at the #1 spot. With legions of fans known as Menyons (thousands of whom proudly sport tattoos from her series and who travel from all over the world to attend her appearances), her books are always snatched up as soon as they appear on store shelves. Since 2004, she had placed more than 65 novels on the New York Times list in all formats including manga and graphic novels. Her current series are: Dark-Hunter, Chronicles of Nick and The League, and her books are available in over 100 countries where eager fans impatiently wait for the next release. Her Chronicles of Nick and Dark-Hunter series are soon to be major motion pictures while Dark-Hunter is also being developed as a television series. Join her and her Menyons online at SherrilynKenyon.com and www.facebook.com/AuthorSherrilynKenyon

“Happiest day of my life when my dad made him human. (Devyn)Happy for you, bonebag…It cost me my girlfriend. (Vik)It was a lamp, Vik, not a girlfriend. (Devyn)I really loved that lamp. She lit up my entire world. (Vik)”
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